THE CHARACTERS INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2019

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Organization
THE CHARACTERS INC (EIN 01-0930757)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-11-17
IRS object ID
202003229349201020
Schema version
2019v5.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-11-17T08:57:12-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN010930757EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE CHARACTERS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlCHARBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2564904282PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1101 Rainbow Industrial BlvdAddressLine1Txt
CityRainbow CityCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP35906ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCody CarltonPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone2564904282PhoneNum
Signature2020-11-13SignatureDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address141.193.118.4IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2021-04-22 16:20:28ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$169,847GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$35,950ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$133,897ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$0InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$169,847TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$0GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$0SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$43,000FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$23,000OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$21,000PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$88,966OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$175,966TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$6,119ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$22,287NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$16,168NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$22,287BOYAmt
EOY$16,168EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$22,287BOYAmt
EOY$16,168EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

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BOY$22,287BOYAmt
EOY$16,168EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeThe primary goal of CharACTers is to promote cultural curiosity. We want our performances to make a connection to the mind, heart and spirit of our audiences; creating and stimulating a hunger for the experiences only achieved through the arts. As a theatre group in the community, CharACTers largely depends on the commitment and dedication of its many volunteers who donate their time and talent on stage and behind the scenes, from actors and stage crew to box office attendants and family members.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomProduced 13 theatrical productions for a total of 88 performances for more than 20,000 audience members and provided theatrical education classes for more than 100 k-12 students weekly and engaged with over 1000 volunteers from our communityDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$175,996ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$175,996TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Cody Carlton
President35$0$0$0
Ken Staeck
Vice President10$0$0$0
Santana McKinney Carlton
Secretary/Treasurer15$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed0Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldALStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonCody CarltonPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1101 Rainbow Industrial BlvdAddressLine1Txt
CityRainbow CityCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP35906ZIPCd
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Phone2564904282PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$48,691CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$49,550CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$33,500CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$39,650CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$35,950CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$207,341TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$86,265CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$100,110CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$99,572CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$105,406CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$133,897CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$525,250TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$134,956CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$149,660CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$133,072CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$145,056CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$169,847CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$732,591TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$732,591PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$134,956CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$149,660CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$133,072CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$145,056CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$169,847CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$732,591TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5091PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5091PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceForm 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDescription;Amount^Lumber paint hardware for scenery;16411|Costume rentals wardrobe makeup hair;32426|Professional Organizations AACT Chamber of Commerce etc;2600|Royalties for shows scripts music etc;31540|Opertations software apps general supplies such as batteries bulbs etc;5989^Total;88966^ExplanationTxt

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationCovid has our organization fairly shuttered for most of the 2020 year. The return was taken to be mailed before the end of our extension on 11/13/20, but the officer was unable to complete the mailing due to covid measures in the office. We are in the midst of yet another spike. The filing was sent digitally for this matter.ExplanationTxt

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